Chords for Bert Jansch - Promised land (Birthday blues, 1969)

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Well, I had a dream the other night I thought [A] that I saw [Em] Jesus in the pale moonlight
But _ maybe I could be mistaken He would [A] not smile upon [Em] me, Lord, take my hand
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[Em] Well, I stand here all alone, deep in the darkness Saint Peter [Am] bars the way [G] into the promised [A] land
[Em] _ An angel calls my name from deep beneath the earth [A] Come give to me your soul, [Em] I'll tell you what it's worth _ _ _
I'll be a drunken fool, I've a broken every rule I [A] know what seems to be right [Em] turns out to be wrong
_ [E] Don't [A] [Em] let my soul be cut, oh [Em] God, I do confess [A] Don't let me suffer here, the [Em] devil wants my [E] soul
[A] _ [Em] _ If I could ask of you a simple question I [A] do not want to duck [G] in the hallways to time
[E] _ I [Em] sit here dreaming among my fellow men They [A] all seem [Em] [A] happy to me, [Em] what is the theme?
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_ _ _ lies, the secret book, the life with fish [A] I've felt A [A] serpent hangs [Em] above and thoughts I understand
_ Pray tell me, who you are, what is your memory?
[Am] Don't you [Em] know [A] that [Em] sinners [E] get my flickering [A] hand
[E] _ _ [A] I [Em] dreamed that I would be on that godland's train And [A] all I've ever known I [Em] was soon to forget _ _ _ _ _
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